DOCSLIB.ORG

Durlacher NR Nomination Size

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Durlacher NR Nomination Size NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional certification comments, entries, and narrative items on continuation sheets if needed (NPS Form 10-900a). 1. Name of Property historic name Durlacher Residence other names/site number 48AB1500 2. Location street & number 501 South 5th Street not for publication city or town Laramie vicinity state Wyoming code WY county Albany code 001 zip code 82070 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination _ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X_ meets _ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: national statewide X local Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official Date Title State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain:) _________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Durlacher Residence Albany, WY Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) (Check only one box.) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing X private X building(s) 1 buildings public - Local district district public - State site site public - Federal structure 1 structure object 1 object 1 2 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing) listed in the National Register N/A 0 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) DOMESTIC- single dwelling COMMERCE - financial institution RELIGION- religious facility 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions.) (Enter categories from instructions.) Late Victorian- Queen Anne foundation: Sandstone walls: Stucco Shingles roof: Asphalt other: 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Durlacher Residence Albany, WY Name of Property County and State Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance of the property. Explain contributing and noncontributing resources if necessary. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, setting, size, and significant features.) Summary Paragraph The Durlacher Residence faces west on the corner of 5th and Custer Streets. The dwelling sits on a medium sized lot and an alley way runs behind the house on the east side. The two-and-a-half story, Queen Anne style dwelling is roughly square in plan, but irregularly shaped. The first-story is composed of stuccoed brick, and the upper floors are frame construction sheathed with coursed wood shingles. A porch with original turned spindle posts wraps around the façade of the home to the north elevation, and there is a steeply pitched roof. The residence retains many of its original materials and features including the majority of the windows and exterior decorations. Although the floor plan has been altered and some of the features removed, the interior of the home also retains sufficient integrity. The Durlacher Residence is located within the Original Town plat of Laramie, Wyoming, in what was one of the first residential neighborhood developments. The neighborhood is diverse and many of the homes from the period of significance remain. Commercial development has compromised parts of 3rd and 4th Streets west of the Durlacher Residence, but overall the residential streetscape and feeling of the house remain. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description The Durlacher Residence faces west on the corner of 5th and Custer streets in what was once a strictly residential neighborhood that is currently zoned for general business. The dwelling sits on a medium sized lot and an alley way runs behind the house on the east side. The block, like others in the neighborhood, features a poured concrete sidewalk set back from the curb by a lawn with large, evenly spaced cottonwood trees. The property is separated from the sidewalk by a new iron fence. Several mature bushes grow in the front lawn area of the home. A poured concrete driveway is found to the south of the building, and a large poured concrete area also extends from the porch in the back of the house on the east elevation. A modern, non-contributing shed sits close to the alley on the southeast corner of the lot and a non- contributing freestanding monument type sign stands in the south side of the front lawn; two posts support a panel reading the name of the business. The two-and-a-half story, Queen Anne style dwelling is roughly square in plan, but irregularly shaped. The building has a steeply pitched hipped roof with three lower cross gables, a roof type typical of the Queen Anne style. The roof is sheathed in gray asphalt shingles with an open eave, enclosed rafter roof-wall junction with decorative shingle moldings, decorative soffit boards, and patterned bracket cornice returns on the gable ends. Decorative trim on the gable peaks matching the bracketed cornice returns has since been removed. The building also once featured a gable roof portion built up from the central hipped roof which featured a louvered wood vent in the gable end. This portion of the home was removed at an unknown date, possibly for structural reasons. The building rests on a rough-cut, locally quarried sandstone foundation with a basement of the same under the eastern portion of the house. The first story is composed of stuccoed brick and upper floors of frame construction sheathed with coursed wood shingles. The shingled portion of the wall is flared. A detailed wooden molding runs the length of the house on all sides between the first and second stories, and also between the second story and cross gable ends. The building features many windows, including an original, 4-light, arched window in the west façade and several with stained glass, Queen Anne style sash. The first-story windows on the building have an elliptically arched opening and most are filled with original, 2-over-2, single-hung, wood frame sash. The windows on the south façade of the building have replacement, 1-over-1, double hung, wood sash. Windows in the upper floor are set in rectangular openings and are all replacement, 1-over-1, double hung, vinyl sash. The front, west-facing façade has a dominant cross-gable projection and adjacent wall section, each with two bays. On the first story, the dominant cross-gable projection features an original arched window. The large, 4-light window consists of a central opening filled with single- hung, 1-over-1, wood sash window with arched upper light surrounded on either side wood sash sidelights with curved upper edges. Historically, this arched window was framed with brick voussoirs capped with stone lintels. The brick has been stuccoed over and the lintels removed, but the large sandstone 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Durlacher Residence Albany, WY Name of Property County and State sill remains exposed. The adjacent wall section contains one original window. The second story contains two replacement windows in each bay flanked by original wood shutters. In the gable end of the projection a pair of windows are set flanking a decorative paneled mullion with an eyebrow arch, a sill with curved detailing, and a carved scroll pattern in the upper portion similar to that seen on the cornice returns. The two original, square opening, fixed, Queen Anne style windows have 9 lights with smaller lights surrounding the central light. Each of the structure’s gable ends has wood shingles with a scalloped edge detail. The front porch is a prominent feature of the house and its shed roof, which extends from the junction of the first and second stories, wraps around from the west façade to the north elevation of the house. A diagonally placed gable on the northwest corner aligns with the main entrance of the house that features a replacement solid wood door with oval leaded light and rectangular sidelight set in an elliptically arched opening. The porch has ten original turned spindle supports that have been repaired at the bases as well as the original Eastlake motif bargeboard in the upper portion of the gable end.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Inventory—Nomination Form
    FHR-8-300 (11-78) United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries complete applicable sections_______________ 1. Name historic East Side School and/or common Old Junior High 2. Location street & number All of Block 212, Original Town of Laramie not for publication city, town Laramie vicinity of congressional district First state Wyoming code county Albany code 001 3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use district ^ publicr occupied agriculture museum X building(s) private X unoccupied commercial park structure both work in progress X educational private residence site Public Acquisition Accessible entertainment religious object in process yes: restricted government scientific being considered _X_ yes: unrestricted industrial transportation no military other: 4. Owner of Property name Albany County School District #1 street & number 1948 Grand Avenue city, town Laramie vicinity of state Wyoming 82070 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Albany County Courthouse street & number 6th Street and Grand Avenue city, town Laramie state Wyoming 82070 6. Representation in Existing Surveys title Wyoming Recreation Commission has this property been determined elegible? yes no date 1967 (revised 1973) federal X state county local depository for survey records 604 East 25th Street city, town Cheyenne state Wyoming 82002 7. Description Condition Check one Check one __ excellent deteriorated X unaltered X original** site X good ._.._ X altered moved date fair unexposed 1878 portion is altered 1928 portion is unaltered Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance East Side School was built in the exact center of Block 212 in the original town of Laramie.
    [Show full text]
  • Rail Tie Wind Project DRAFT Environmental Impact Statement
    Rail Tie Wind Project DRAFT Environmental Impact Statement DOE/EIS-0543 March 2021 Cover photograph adapted from the Visual Impact Assessment, Rail Tie Wind Project, Albany County, Wyoming (Tetra Tech 2020a). This photograph depicts the Rail Tie Wind Project Area as viewed toward the southeast from Tie Siding, Wyoming. Vestas V162-5.6 MW wind turbines have been simulated on the landscape as proposed by ConnectGen Albany County LLC. These turbines have a hub height of 410 feet, a blade diameter of 531 feet, and a total turbine height of 675 feet. The nearest turbine pictured is at a distance of approximately 1.25 miles. Draft Environmental Impact Statement Rail Tie Wind Project DOE/EIS-0543 U.S. Department of Energy—Western Area Power Administration ConnectGen Albany County, LLC March 2021 MISSION STATEMENT Safely provide reliable, cost-based hydropower and transmission to our customers and the communities we serve. RAIL TIE WIND PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Western Area Power Administration 12155 W. Alameda Parkway Lakewood, Colorado 80228 DOE/EIS-0543 December 2020 Lead Agency: Western Area Power Administration Type of Action: ( ) Administrative Draft (X) Draft ( ) Final Cooperating Agencies: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Wyoming Office of Governor Mark Gordan Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments Wyoming Game and Fish Department Authorized Officers Responsible for the Environmental Impact Statement: Contact, Title: Tracey LeBeau, interim Administrator and Chief Executive Officer WAPA Headquarters 12155 W. Alameda Parkway Lakewood, Colorado 80228 720-962-7077 For Further Information, Contact: Mark Wieringa, Document Manager WAPA Headquarters 12155 W.
    [Show full text]
  • Historic Architectural Treasures
    TOUR Laramie & Albany County, Wyoming Historic architectural treasures of the gem city of the plains TOUR Laramie & Albany County, Wyoming Welcome! Once upon a time, kings and queens embarked upon royal These turbulent early years of the Gem City of the Plains (a tours to visit the distant corners of their realm. Today we invite nickname bestowed in the early 1870s by the publisher of a you to walk no more than a few short blocks to meet Laramie’s local newspaper) left a colorful legacy that continues to attract special brand of “royalty” – magnificent Victorian, Queen visitors to Laramie’s historic downtown, its museums, and those Anne, and Tudor homes, the crown jewels of our town’s rich same Victorian homes, many of which are now listed in the architectural heritage. Each of our three tours combines a National Register of Historic Places. variety of these and other architectural styles but has a unique flavor all its own. We hope you have fun while walking on these tours that take you to some of our most architecturally historic homes. Some From its beginning, Laramie was a railroad town, and, like are prominently located on busy streets where passing traffic other “Hell-on-Wheels” towns, its early history was violent and rarely slows to admire their splendor; others are wonderful spectacular. Named for a French trapper, Jacques LaRamie, it old gems on quiet neighborhood streets, their outstanding was also one of the few end-of-the-tracks encampments along architectural elements sometimes obscured by century-old trees. the route that survived.
    [Show full text]
  • Land Use, Agriculture, and Recreation Technical Report
    Land Use, Agriculture, and Recreation Technical Report Rail Tie Wind Project Albany County, Wyoming Prepared for: ConnectGen Albany County LLC April 2020 Business Confidential Business Confidential ConnectGen Albany County LLC Land Use, Agriculture, and Recreation Technical Report Business Confidential Rail Tie Wind Project TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Analysis Areas ....................................................................................................... 1 2 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................ 2 2.1 Federal Regulations .............................................................................................. 2 2.1.1 National Environmental Policy Act ............................................................. 2 2.1.2 Farmland Protection Policy Act .................................................................. 2 2.2 State Regulations .................................................................................................. 2 2.2.1 Wyoming Industrial Development Information and Siting Act .................... 2 2.2.2 Wyoming State Lands ................................................................................ 3 2.3 Local Regulations .................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Albany County Museums a Directory of Laramie’S Cultural Institutions TOUR Laramie & Albany County, Wyoming
    LaramieTOUR & Albany County, Wyoming Albany County Museums A directory of Laramie’s cultural institutions TOUR Laramie & Albany County, Wyoming Welcome! The Ames Monument The Albany County Museum Coalition is an alliance of museums, Fifteen miles southeast of Laramie, I-80 exit 329 historic sites, repositories, and archives located in Albany County, Cost: Free Admission Wyoming. Members meet monthly to discuss issues and beneficial projects, including event calendars, disaster preparedness, preservation, and oral history documentation. ACMC partnerships enhance each organization’s mission and relevance to the community. Please use this guide to explore Albany County’s many and varied institutions and resources; call for hours and information. Table of Contents Museums Angela Jones The Ames Monument/The Snow Train .................................. 1 Completed by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1882 at a cost of $65,000, this 60-foot high granite pyramid marks the highest The Cooper Center for Creative Arts ...................................... 2 elevation (8,247 feet) on the original Transcontinental Railroad. Laramie Plains Museum ........................................................... 3 The monument is a memorial to the Ames brothers, Oakes and Nici Self Historical Museum ..................................................... 4 Oliver, who were extremely instrumental in the construction of the Union Pacific, which was the eastern half of the Laramie Railroad Depot Museum ............................................ 5 transcontinental
    [Show full text]
  • Guide to Wyoming and the West Collections
    American Heritage Center University of Wyoming Guide to Wyoming and the West Collections Compiled By Rick Ewig, Lori Olson, Derick Hollingsworth, Renee LaFleur, Carol Bowers, and Vicki Schuster (2000) 2013 Version Edited By: Tyler Eastman, Andrew Worth, Audrey Wilcox, Vikki Doherty, and Will Chadwick (2012-2014) Introduction The American Heritage Center (AHC) is the University of Wyoming’s (UW) repository for historical manuscripts, rare books, and university archives. Internationally known for its historical collections, the AHC first and foremost serves the students and citizens of Wyoming. The AHC sponsors a wide range of scholarly and popular programs including lectures, symposia, and exhibits. A place where both experts and novices engage with the original sources of history, access to the AHC is free and open to all. Collections at the AHC go beyond both the borders of Wyoming and the region, and support a wide range of research and teachings activities in the humanities, sciences, arts, business, and education. Major areas of collecting include Wyoming and the American West, the mining and petroleum industries, environment and natural resources, journalism, military history, transportation, the history of books, and 20th century entertainment such as popular music, radio, television, and film. The total archival holdings of the AHC are roughly 75,000 cubic feet (the equivalent of 18 miles) of material. The Toppan Rare Books Library holds more than 60,000 items from medieval illuminated manuscripts to the 21st century. Subject strengths include the American West, British and American literature, early exploration of North America, religion, hunting and fishing, natural history, women authors, and the book arts.
    [Show full text]
  • Section 6 Southeast Area Including Cheyenne, Laramie, Torrington, Wheatland, Lusk and Glenrock
    SECTION 6 SOUTHEAST AREA INCLUDING CHEYENNE, LARAMIE, TORRINGTON, WHEATLAND, LUSK AND GLENROCK resulting Indian troubles had been settled in the white man’s favor, the fort became a stage stop on the Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage Route and then S became known as Hat Creek Station. The general T OUTHEAST store/roadhouse built in the 1880s, after the origi- ORRINGTON nal building burned, still stands, and the entire station is in the process of being restored. The site is located about 15 miles northeast of Lusk off US Highway 18-85. A , W REA H Fort Hat Creek HEATLAND About 14 mi N of Lusk on U.S. Hwy 18/85 I NCLUDING In 1875 soldiers went from Fort Laramie to estab- lish an outpost on Hat Creek in Nebraska. Confused, they bilt a fort of logs on Sage Creek in Wyoming. The gold rush to the Black , L C USK AND Hills started the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage HEYENNE Route in 1876. Bullwhackers freighting salt pork and whiskey to Deadwood, armored coaches hauling gold G bricks and passengers to Cheyenne, Indians, and , L LENROCK road agents brought adventure to Hat Creek Stage ARAMIE station. A two story log structure was built near the fort for a telegraph station, post office, black- smith shop, hotel and store. This building, still standing and used as a , ranch home, is two miles east and one mile south. Source: Wyoming Recreation Commission. Food, Lodging State Capitol Building 4 Lusk Creek. The fort also known as Camp Hat Creek, Pop. 1,447, Elev. 5,015 1 No services was built by the Army in 1875, under the leader- As the county seat of the least populous county in Redbird ship of Captain James Egin on the banks of Sage Wyoming, Lusk contains over half of the people Creek.
    [Show full text]
  • Guide to Wyoming and the West Collections
    American Heritage Center University of Wyoming Guide to Wyoming and the West Collections Compiled By Rick Ewig, Lori Olson, Derick Hollingsworth, Renee LaFleur, Carol Bowers, and Vicki Schuster (2000) 2013 Version Edited By: Tyler Eastman, Andrew Worth, Audrey Wilcox, Vikki Doherty, and Will Chadwick (2012-2014) Introduction The American Heritage Center (AHC) is the University of Wyoming’s (UW) repository for historical manuscripts, rare books, and university archives. Internationally known for its historical collections, the AHC first and foremost serves the students and citizens of Wyoming. The AHC sponsors a wide range of scholarly and popular programs including lectures, symposia, and exhibits. A place where both experts and novices engage with the original sources of history, access to the AHC is free and open to all. Collections at the AHC go beyond both the borders of Wyoming and the region, and support a wide range of research and teachings activities in the humanities, sciences, arts, business, and education. Major areas of collecting include Wyoming and the American West, the mining and petroleum industries, environment and natural resources, journalism, military history, transportation, the history of books, and 20th century entertainment such as popular music, radio, television, and film. The total archival holdings of the AHC are roughly 75,000 cubic feet (the equivalent of 18 miles) of material. The Toppan Rare Books Library holds more than 60,000 items from medieval illuminated manuscripts to the 21st century. Subject strengths include the American West, British and American literature, early exploration of North America, religion, hunting and fishing, natural history, women authors, and the book arts.
    [Show full text]
  • Albany County Museums a Directory of Laramie’S Cultural Institutions
    TOUR Laramie & Albany County, Wyoming Albany County Museums A directory of Laramie’s cultural institutions visitlaramie.org 800.445.5303 TOUR Laramie & Albany County, Wyoming Welcome! The Ames Monument The Albany County Museum Coalition is an alliance of museums, Fifteen miles southeast of Laramie, I-80 exit 329 historic sites, repositories, and archives located in Albany County, (307) 742-7603 Cost: Free Admission Wyoming. Members meet monthly to discuss issues and beneficial projects, including event calendars, disaster preparedness, preservation, and oral history documentation. ACMC partnerships enhance each organization’s mission and relevance to the community. Please use this guide to explore Albany County’s many and varied institutions and resources; call for hours and information. Table of Contents Museums Angela Jones The Ames Monument/The Snow Train .................................. 1 Completed by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1882 at a cost of $65,000, this 60-foot high granite pyramid marks the highest The Cooper Center for Creative Arts ...................................... 2 elevation (8,247 feet) on the original Transcontinental Railroad. Laramie Plains Museum ........................................................... 3 The monument is a memorial to the Ames brothers, Oakes and Nici Self Historical Museum ..................................................... 4 Oliver, who were extremely instrumental in the construction Laramie Railroad Depot Museum ............................................ 5 of the Union Pacific, which was the eastern half of the transcontinental route. The monument was designed by the University of Wyoming Anthropology Museum ...................... 6 distinguished American architect Henry Hobson Richardson, University of Wyoming Art Museum ....................................... 7 and the bas-relief medallions of the Ames brothers were created University of Wyoming Geological Museum ........................... 8 by the prominent American sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
    [Show full text]
  • Laramie University Neighborhood Historic District: Summary Survey Report (2006)
    LARAMIE’S UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD INVENTORY OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS Wyoming SHPO: CLG Grant # 56-064-21554.05 Albany County Historic Preservation Board Prepared by the University of Wyoming American Studies Program Mary Humstone, Principal Investigator Jonas Landes, Graduate Assistant Tony Dubé, Intern August 2007 LARAMIE’S UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD INVENTORY OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS CLG Grant # 56-064-21554.05 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction……………………………………………………………………….2 Narrative Summary………………………………………………………………..2 a. Description b. History c. Methodology d. Survey Explanation Recommendation for a National Register of Historic Places District ……………8 List of Buildings Surveyed (table)………………………………………………...9 Map Showing Boundaries of the Survey Area…………………………………..16 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………..17 Wyoming Architectural Inventory Forms (154) for Laramie’s University Neighborhood (attached as separate document) Laramie’s University Neighborhood Inventory of Historic Buildings Page 1 INTRODUCTION In October, 2006, the University of Wyoming American Studies Program (UW-AMST) entered into an agreement with the Albany County Historic Preservation Board to complete an inventory of historic buildings in a 20-block residential area of Laramie. The project was undertaken by UW-AMST as part of the public-sector component of the American Studies curriculum. This inventory is the first phase of a two-phase project to nominate the surveyed area to the National Register of Historic Places. NARRATIVE SUMMARY Laramie’s University Neighborhood District extends from University Avenue on the north to Garfield Street on the south, 6th Street to the west and 15th Street to the east. The district comes within one block of the eastern boundary of the Laramie Downtown Historic District (NR, 11/10/88). The district is largely contained within the plat of the original town; however, the blocks between 11th and 13th streets were platted under the Union Pacific Company’s 4th Addition, and the blocks between 13th and 15th streets were platted under the first Grand Avenue Addition.
    [Show full text]
  • Railroads of Albany County Tracking the Past
    TOUR Laramie & Albany County, Wyoming Railroads of Albany COunty Tracking the Past www.visitlaramie.org - 1-800-445-5303 TOUR Laramie & Albany County, Wyoming Welcome! These tours will show you the modern mainline of the Union Pacific and take you back in time to railroad grades built in the 1860s. You’ll visit the best places to watch thundering diesels pull mile-long trains and quiet retreats where you can hike or bike along rails-to-trails built amidst the county’s beautiful alpine forests and meadows. Map 1 - overview of Albany County and its railroads Digital data used to create the maps in this brochure was graciously provided by Alan J. Frank, Office of GIS, Albany County, Wyoming Laramie This tour begins in Laramie, which was founded in the spring of 1868 with the arrival of the Union Pacific railroad. The U.P. was on its epic drive towards Promontory Summit, Utah, where it would meet the Central Pacific on May 10, 1869, to complete Table of Contents the nation’s first Transcontinental Railroad. See Map 2 on Laramie .................................................................................... 1 page 2 for the locations of some of the railroad sites around Union Pacific Railroad – Sherman Hill ................................. 6 Laramie. Route to Perkins ...................................................................... 10 Union Pacific north of Laramie .............................................. 16 Laramie Railroad Depot, at 1st St. and Kearney St. This Other railroads in Albany County .......................................... 21 Laramie Hahns Peak and Pacific ............................................. 22 elegant structure was built in 1924 to replace a former station Rail/Trail in the Medicine Bow Mountains ........................... 27 and hotel, which burned in 1917. It has been fully restored Table of GPS Coordinates .....................................................
    [Show full text]
  • National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
    OMB No. 1024-0018, NPS Form United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. 7 Page 1 University Neighborhood Historic District, Laramie, Albany County, WY Narrative Description Summary The Laramie University Neighborhood District encompasses a substantial portion of the residential area south of the University of Wyoming. Known locally as the “tree area,” the district extends roughly from University Avenue on the north to Custer Street on the south, and 6th Street on the west to 15th Street on the east. The district comes within one block of the eastern boundary of the Laramie Downtown Historic District (NR, 11/10/88). The district is largely contained within the plat of the original town; however, the blocks between 11th and 13th Streets were platted under the Union Pacific Company’s 4th Addition, and the blocks between 13th and 15th Streets were platted under the First Grand Avenue Addition. All three plats provided for wide streets, alleyways and tree strips, giving the district continuity in plan and layout. Initially local businessmen, ranching families and railroad workers built the homes in the district, with development generally proceeding from west to east. The real growth occurred from the 1900s through the 1940s, reflecting a period of intense growth for the University of Wyoming. By 1958, the end of the period of significance, almost all of the lots had been in-filled, which accounts for the low number of buildings that are noncontributing due to age. Description The district consists of a grid of paved streets running parallel and perpendicular to the Union Pacific Railroad line, slightly askew of the cardinal directions.
    [Show full text]